[TheForge] Ceramic Chip Forge Workshop?

Peter Fels And Phoebe Palmer artgawk at thegrid.net
Sun Jul 17 01:59:36 EDT 2005


Personally, I'd rather not be caught balling a melon.

Keporter at aol.com wrote:
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> In a message dated 7/15/2005 2:55:20 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
> jpolaski at rgs.uci.edu writes:
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> Yea! I  made a contribution!
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> First, a melon baller, next, World  Peace!
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> Jeff Polaski
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> World peace? Probably not. However, you did make it into a book. The  
> following is a quote from the ceramic chip forge chapter:
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> "It isn’t  necessary to use a premium filler choice in the beginning. 
> However, round balls  will give better flow characteristics as the flame moves 
> through them, and will  be easier to push work into. Small balls made from rammable 
> refractory are not  going to be inclined to crack if they're made carefully; 
> it is hardly a tragedy  if some of them do. 
> Jeff Polaski  was the first to suggest using a melon  ball cutter (kitchen 
> tool) for forming refractory balls. You can also  find..."
> Mike P.
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